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New York polio cases a reminder that the disease has not gone away

Thanks to the vaccine painstakingly developed by Jonas Salk at the University of Pittsburgh, the majority of the 8 billion people alive on Earth today have never known a time when the possibly of contracting polio was a daily worry.Before the vaccine was first made available in 1954, it was not ...

For president: Cheney of Wyoming

Having lost her seat in the House from Wyoming, Liz Cheney appears poised to run for president. A Republican, her goal will be to keep Donald Trump as far away from the White House as possible.“Of course she doesn’t win [the nomination],” Bill Kristol, the neo-conservative, Never-Trumper, ...

Investigations reach Pa. pols

The FBI search of former president Donald TrumpĢƵ Florida mansion made the most headlines last week, but Pennsylvania lawmakers are also finding themselves drawn into investigations.On Wednesday, PennLive reported that the FBI delivered subpoenas to several Republican state representatives’ ...

David McCullough: Goodbye to all that

David McCullough, who died Aug. 7 at the age of 89, claimed to be a writer first, a historian second. A native of Pittsburgh (the 16th Street Bridge was renamed in his honor in 2013), McCullough was a master of the English language, as he demonstrated in a series of best-selling books, ...

Universities need to commit to stopping tuition increases

PennsylvaniaĢƵ state-related universities need to address what their response is to their gift from the governor.The state has four universities that fall into this category of public but not really public, private but not really private.They also are some of the largest in Pennsylvania.Penn ...

Your fluffy kitty is a killing machine

Many cat lovers argue that it is cruel to make felines stay indoors. I’m in the opposite camp. We say that letting the kitties outside is cruel – and not just because coyotes and speeding cars threaten them. ItĢƵ because cats kill birds, chipmunks and other small mammals in shocking ...